LEXINGTON BOARD OF EDUCATION
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
7:00 p.m.
Agenda:
1. Call to Order: The President will call the meeting to order.
2. Communications/Visitors: The President will recognize any visitors to the meeting and present any communications.
Boys State Championship Cross Country Team
Student Representative- Emma Bacquet
Administrative Report –Junior High/SRO
Financial Items:
3. Minutes: The President will call for additions or corrections to the January organizational and regular meetings.
4. Financial: The Treasurer will present the monthly financial report for January 2026.
5. Financial Forecast: Recommendation to approve the Financial Forecast for FY26-FY29.
6. Lexington PTO Donation: Accept a donation in the amount of $6,160 from the Lexington PTO to be allocated based on student enrollment to Eastern ($2,535), Central ($1,725), Western ($1,600), and Lexington Preschool ($300).
7. Invoice Approval-Mid Ohio ESC: Approve the invoice from Mid-Ohio ESC in the amount of $18,100 for student ESY Speech and IS services.
Motion by __________________, seconded by_________________, to approve items 3 – 7.
Personnel Items:
Certificated:
8. Leave of Absence: Approve Stephanie Coffman’s leave of absence for the remainder of the 2025-2026 school year.
9. Resignation: Accept the following resignations:
Marty Shoup - High School English, effective end of the 2025-2026 school year.
Kevin Richer - Eastern Elementary 6th grade Math, effective end of the 2025-2026 school year.
Judy Hoover - Eastern Elementary 4th grade Math and Science, effective February 16, 2026.
10. Mentor: Approve payment to Jaime Chambers, mentor to Nikole Ringer (Mild/Moderate Cross Cat, Year 1) for $350.00 for the 2025/2026 school year.
11. Tutoring Supervisors: Approve the following as Third Grade Tutoring Supervisors for the 2025/2026 school year.
Heather Remy
Megan Shupe
Trisha Hughes
12. Continuing Contract: Approve the following for continuing contracts effective 2/18/2026.
Kevin Morrow
Kristen McPeek
13. Long-Term Substitute: Approve Karson Kimmel as the long-term substitute for Judy Hoover, effective February 11, 2026 through the end of the 2025-2026 school year.
Classified:
14. Resignation: Accept the following resignations:
Taylor Thoman - Eastern Elementary Nurse, effective 2/6/2026.
Ray Cunningham - Transportation, effective 2/20/2026.
15. Employment: Approve the employment of the following:
Pauline Anderson - Substitute Educational Aide for the remainder of the 2025-2026 school year.
Other Business:
16. Coaching Recommendation: Approve the following coaching recommendations:
Joe Thornton - Varsity Softball Coach
Alyson Berg - JV Softball Coach
Lindsey Musille - Volunteer Assistant Softball
Coach John Murray - Strength Coach (February-April)
Craig Montgomery - Volunteer Assistant Baseball Coach
Holly Rice - JH Track and Field Coach
Nathan Fisher - Volunteer Assistant Baseball Coach
Sonja Clever - Volunteer Assistant Softball Coach
17. Substitute Nurse: Approve Angela Hughes, RN as a substitute nurse for the remainder of the 2025-2026 school year, pending successful completion of all pre-employment paperwork.
18. School Calendar: Approve the calendar for the 2026 – 2027 school year as enclosed.
19. OHSAA: Approve resolution for Ohio High School Athletic Association membership for 2026-2027.
20. Substitute Lists: Approve the substitute lists as provided by MOESC dated January 9th – February 13, 2026.
Motion by __________________, seconded by _____________________, to approve items 8-20.
21. Executive Session: Motion by ____________________, seconded by ________________, to enter into executive session to consider the appointment, and employment of a public employee or official, preparing for, conducting, or reviewing negotiations or bargaining sessions with public employees concerning their compensation or other terms and conditions of their employment.
The Board entered into executive session at _________.
The Board returned to open session at ___________.
22. Adjournment: Motion by ________________, seconded by _________________, to adjourn.
“This meeting is a meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the School District’s business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. Public participation is governed by Board Bylaw 0169.1 – Public Participation at Board Meetings.”
